There are many new church plants starting here in the US. I’m going to start posting every once in awhile about those new churches that are being planted with a global focus, right from the start. Here is the story of one such church: A new church plant is taking place in the Argenta Arts [...]
February 16, 2012
church planting, feature, Missions
I recently learned about a faith-based mission organization that prepares people and planes for worldwide mission service. This blog post comes from an interview we did with Keith Dodsen, the Mobilization Manager at MMS Aviation. http://www.mmsaviation.org/ So tell me more about what MMS does and why it exists. We prepare people to serve as missionary [...]
February 7, 2012
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Last week www.skybridgecommunity.net had their annual retreat in Madrid. Due to the fact we are living out of Europe this year I was unable to attend. But I heard they had a great event.I know from years past and hearing the comments from this year that it is an awesome thing when marketplace workers who [...]
February 2, 2012
feature, marketplace work
One of the ways Webster defines niche is “a specialized market” I think there are 100′s of what I call mission niches. These are specialized ministries that are a vital part of missions. We tend to think of people involved in missions as being on the front lines or in support roles. I know that [...]
January 24, 2012
feature, mission organizations, mission support roles, Missions
Recently I was having a conversation with a Skybridge Community member (www.skybridgecommunity.net) who served effectively with a mission organization in Europe. This person transitioned from being a full time Christian ministry worker to a marketplace worker. Here is what they said that really stuck with me. “I am part of Skybridge because I am completely [...]
January 17, 2012
feature, marketplace, Skybridge
The other day I was speaking in a small group bible study about missions. It was on a Sunday morning so I guess you could call it Sunday School. It was one of the times where you talk to the church about what is going on in the world and ways you are seeing God [...]
November 15, 2011
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I was teaching a church planting class last month at Talbot Seminary in California. I was the guest lecturer for that day. Lots of fun. Great students. One of the thoughts that I had was this. “I was more concerned about the production of our new church than I was about the reproduction of disciples.” [...]
November 7, 2011
church planting, feature, planting the gospel